CVE-2011-2490

opielogin.c in opielogin in OPIE 2.4.1-test1 and earlier does not
check the return value of the setuid system call, which allows local
users to gain privileges by arranging for an account to already be
running its maximum number of processes.

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MLIST:[oss-security] 20110622 CVE requests: opie off by one and setuid() failure

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Assigned (20110615)

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